REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

Nzahou Sabounganga Djoé.

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Verbs with the same infinitive preterit and pastparticiple
Infinitive Preterit Past participle French
To bid bid bid Offrir
To burst burst burst Eclater
To cost cost cost Coûter
To cut cut cut Couper
To hit hit hit Frapper
To hurt hurt hurt Blesser
To let let let Laisser
To put put put Metre
To read read read Lire
To rid rid rid Débarrasser
To set set set Poser
To shed shed shed Délester
To shut shut shut Fermer
To slit slit slit Fendre
To split split split Partager
To spread spread spread Etaler
To thrust thrust thrust Pousser
Infinitive different from the preterit and the pastparticiple
Infinitive Preterit Pastparticiple French
To bend bent bent Se plier
To bind bound bound Attacher
To bleed bled bled Saigner
To bring brought brought Apporter
To build built built Construire
To burn Burned/burnt Burned/burnt Bruler
To buy bought bought Acheter
To catch caught caught Attraper
To cling clung clung S’accrocher
To clothe clothed clothed S’habiller
To creep crept crept Ramper
Dare dared dared Oser
To deal dealt dealt Distribuer
To dig dug dug Creuser
To dream Dreamed/dreamt Dreamed/dreamt Rever
To dwell Dwelled/dwelt Dwelled/dwelt Habiter
To feed fed fed Nourir
To feel felt felt Sentir
To fight fought fought Lutter
To find found found Trouver
To flee fled fled S’enfuir
To fling flung flung jeter
To get got got Obternir
To grind ground ground Moudre
To hang hung hung Pendre
To have had had Avoir
To hear heard heard entendre
 Infinitive different from preterit and pastparticiple (next)
Infinitive Preterit Pastparticiple French
To hold held Held Tenir
To keep kept kept Garder
To kneel knelt Knelt S’agenouiller
To lay laid Laid Poser
To lead led Led Mener
To lean Leaned/leant Leaned/leant Se pencher
To leap leapt Leapt Sauter
To learn Learned/learnt Learned/learnt Apprendre
To leave left Left Partir
To lend lent Lent Prêter
To light Lit/lighted Lit/lighted Allumer
To lose Lost lost Perdre
To make made Made Fabriquer/faire
To mean Meant meant Signifier
To meet met Met Rencontrer
To mow mowed Mowed/mown Tondre
To pay paid Paid Payer
To saw Sawed Sawed/sawn Scier
To say said Said Dire
To seek sought sought Chercher
To sell sold Sold Vendre
To send Sent sent Envoyer
To sew sewed Sewed/sewn Coudre
To shine shone Shone Briller
To shoot Shot shot Tirer
To show showed Showed/shown Montrer
To sit sat Sat S’asseoir
To sleep slept slept dormir
 Infinitive Preterit Pastparticiple French
To slide slid Slid Glisser
To sling Slung slung Lancer
To smell Smelled/smelt Smelled/smelt Sentir une odeur
To sow sowed Sowed Semer
To speed Speeded/sped Speeded/sped Accelerer
To spell spelled Spelled Epeler
To spend spent Spent Dépenser
To spill Spilled/spilt Spelled/spelt Renverser
To spin spun Spun Tourbillonner
To spit spat Spat Cracher
To stand stood Stood Se tenir debout
To stick stuck Stuck Coller
To sting stung Stung Piquer
To stink Stank/stunk Stank/stung Puer
To strew strewed Strewed Répendre
To strike struck struck Faire la grève
To sweep swept swept Balayer
To swell swelled Swelled Enfler
To swing swung Swung Balancer
To teach taught Taught Enseiger
To tell told Told Dire
To think thought Thought Penser
To thrive Thrived/throve Thrived/throve Prosperer
To understand understood understood Comprendre
To weep wept wept Pleurer
To wet Wetted/wet Wetted/wet Mouiller
To win won won Gagner
To wind wound wound Enrouler
To wring wrung wrung tordre
The difference among infinitive, preterit and pastparticiple
 Infinitive Preterit Pastparticiple French
To arise arose arisen Se lever
To awake Awoke Awoken Se réveiller
To be Was/were Been Etre
To bear Bore Born Porter/supporter
To begin Began Begun Commencer
To bid Bade Bidden Commander
To bite Bit Bitten Mordre
To blow Blew Blown Souffler
To break Broke Broken Casser
Can Could Been able Pouvoir
To choose Chose Chosen Choisir
To do Did Done Faire
To draw Drew Drawn Déssiner
To drink Drank Drunk Boire
To drive Drove Driven Conduire
To eat Ate Eaten Manger
To fall Fell Fallen Tomber
To fly Flew Flown Voler comme un oiseau
To forbid Forbade Forbidden Interdire
To forgive Forgave Forgiven Pardonner
To freeze Froze Frozen Geler
To give Gave Given Donner
To go Went Gone Aller
To grow Grew Grown Grandir
To hide Hid Hidden Cacher
To know Knew Known Connaître/savoir
To lie Lay Lain Mentir
To mistake mistook mistaken Se tromper
The difference among infinitive, preterit and pastparticiple
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Infinitive Preterit Pastparticiple French
To ride Rode Ridden Monter sur à cheval
To ring Rang Rung Sonner
To rise Rose Risen Se lever
To see Saw Seen Voir
To shake Shook Shaken Secouer
To shrink Shrank Shrunk Rétrecir
To sing Sang Sung Chanter
To sink Sank Sunk Couler/sombrer
To slay Slew Slain Tuer
To speak Spoke Spoken Parler
To spring Sprang Sprung Sauter/bomdir
To steal Stole Stolen Voler
To stride Strode Stridden Aller à grands pas
To strive Strove Striven S’éfforcer
To swear Swore Sworn Jurer
To swim Swam Swum Nager
To take Took Taken Prendre
To tear Tore Torn Déchirer
To throw Threw Thrown Jeter
To tread Trod Trodden Marcher
To undertake Undertook Undertaken Entreprendre
To wake Woke Woken Se réveiller
To wear Wore Worn Porter/se vêtir
To weave Wove Woven Tisser
To write wrote written Ecrire

Preterit different from the infinitive and the pastparticiple

To become Became Become devenir
To come Came Come Venir
To run ran run Courir

MODAL VERBS
Can Pouvoir (être capable de)
Could Le passé de can
May Pouvoir (la
permission/probabilité)
Might Le passé de may
Will Exprime le futur
Would Exprime le conditionnel
Shall Exprime le futur également
(I/we)
Should Devoir (ordre/conseil)
Have to Devoir
Had to Le passé de have to
Ought to Devoir moral
Must Devoir
Dare Oser
AUXILIARIES
Do For the simple present
Did For the simple past
Will For the future
Would For the conditional